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Daniel Nguyen vs Tony Dinh

Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.

Daniel Nguyen

Vietnamese solopreneur bootstrapping BoltAI, a native AI workspace for Mac

@daniel_nguyenx Vietnam

Tony Dinh

Vietnamese indie hacker behind TypingMind, DevUtils, and exits Black Magic and Xnapper

@tdinh_me

Daniel Nguyen vs Tony Dinh at a glance

Both Daniel Nguyen and Tony Dinh are bootstrapped solo founders and build in public. They overlap in AI Builders and Mac & Desktop App Makers. Daniel started in 2022 and Tony in 2020. Daniel Nguyen has 4 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Tony Dinh's 6. Tony has sold 2 products. On revenue, Daniel self-reports $33.5K/mo (as of 2025) and Tony $142K/mo (TypingMind + DevUtils) (as of 2026). On X, Daniel has about 77K followers and Tony about 205K.

Side-by-side comparison

Based in: Daniel Nguyen: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Tony Dinh: —
Started: Daniel Nguyen: 2022 (4 yrs indie); Tony Dinh: 2020 (6 yrs indie)
Revenue (self-reported): Daniel Nguyen: $33.5K/moself-reported, as of 2025 · source for Daniel Nguyen's revenue; Tony Dinh: $142K/mo (TypingMind + DevUtils)self-reported, as of 2026 · source for Tony Dinh's revenue
Products listed: Daniel Nguyen: 4; Tony Dinh: 6
Product status: Daniel Nguyen: 4 active; Tony Dinh: 4 active · 2 acquired
X followers: Daniel Nguyen: 77K; Tony Dinh: 205K
Categories: Daniel Nguyen: AI Builders Mac & Desktop App Makers Productivity Tools; Tony Dinh: AI Builders SaaS Founders Mac & Desktop App Makers Browser Extension Makers
Style: Daniel Nguyen: solobootstrappedbuilds in public; Tony Dinh: solobootstrappedbuilds in publicexitedserial maker
Courses & resources: Daniel Nguyen: 1; Tony Dinh: 2

Revenue figures are self-reported by each maker and not audited; dates and scope differ. Highlighted categories are shared by both.

Tech stack

No tools in common in their publicly listed stacks. See the indie maker tech stack.

Daniel Nguyen

Swift

Tony Dinh

No stack shared publicly.

How they build

Daniel Nguyen

Be a product engineer: care about the whole product, not just the code.
Perpetual licenses can work for AI apps and build customer goodwill.
Treat a product launch as a celebration.
Keep shipping even after early projects fail.

Tony Dinh

Build software you personally want to use.
Decouple income from hours by selling products instead of time.
Run several small products so one shock does not wipe you out.
Share numbers and lessons openly to build an audience while you build.

Learn from Daniel and Tony

Daniel Nguyen

[newsletter] Daniel Nguyen's newsletter

Tony Dinh

[book] My Indie Book · $24
[newsletter] Tony Dinh's Newsletter

Daniel Nguyen vs Tony Dinh FAQ

Who makes more money, Daniel Nguyen or Tony Dinh?

Daniel Nguyen self-reports $33.5K/mo (as of 2025) and Tony Dinh self-reports $142K/mo (TypingMind + DevUtils) (as of 2026). By these self-reported figures, Tony Dinh's reported monthly revenue is higher. Figures are unaudited and may cover different periods or businesses, so treat them as rough indicators.

Who has built more products, Daniel Nguyen or Tony Dinh?

Daniel Nguyen has 4 products listed (including BoltAI, PDF Pals and KTool); Tony Dinh has 6 products listed (including TypingMind, DevUtils and Black Magic).